BEIJING: A Chinese university has purchased Nvidia H200 chips, among the most advanced artificial intelligence chips, despite US trade restrictions.
Northwestern Polytechnical University bought the chips last month for $123,000. The purchase was made through a local technology company.
According to Reuters, several Chinese universities and research institutes are not only buying US-restricted Nvidia chips through local companies, but are also renting computing capacity on servers equipped with such chips.
The revelations show that despite US export controls, access to advanced American AI technology, including Nvidia H200 chips, continues in China through local suppliers.